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3.8 Government Resource Revenue Why is this important? Provincial government revenue supports government operations, the delivery of important social services, regional economic development, environmental management, and a wide range of activities that are essential to public health and wellness. Government revenues from Crown resources contribute to overall provincial consolidated revenue. Examining the sources of resource revenues highlights the contributions made by different economic sectors to the funding of public services. Examining the sources of resource revenue also provides an indication of the health of provincial resource sectors. Many resource activities occur outside of the province’s main population centres. As shown in Section 3.3, regions vary in their resource dependence. Overall, BC is still a relatively Crown Land: Indicators and 52 Statistics Report resource-dependent economy, and economic growth in the province tends to be correlated with demand for natural resources. As a result, it is important to understand the impacts of natural resource management on government revenue; and the potential impacts of fluctuations in demand for natural resources on government revenue. Key Statistics Figure 11 Government Revenue, Annual Average, 2000/2001 to 2008/2009 Source: Government of BC, Budget 2010, (see Additional Information for details). Government resource revenue in the 2008/2009 fiscal year was approximately $3.8 billion, an increase of 1.9% over 2007/2008 (in 2009 dollars). From the 2000/2001 fiscal year to the 2008/2009 fiscal year, natural resource revenue has represented, on average, 13% of total annual government revenue (Figure 11). The primary source of revenue for the provincial government is taxation revenue. The contribution of different industries to provincial natural resource revenue has varied over time, as illustrated in Figure 12. The four most important sources of natural resource revenue are: forestry; petroleum and natural gas; water; and minerals.
Figure 12 Government Resource Revenue by Source, 2000/2001 to 2008/2009 Source: Government of BC, Budget 2010. Revenue from Crown land tenure rents, royalties and land sales averaged $70 million annually (in 2009 dollars) between 2000/2001 and 2008/2009. That figure represents nearly 2% of the $3.9 billion in total revenues generated from the natural resource revenue category over this same period. Discussion Natural resources are an important part of the provincial economy and support employment and prosperity in many regions of the province. Natural resource revenues contribute, on average, 13% to provincial government revenues, which makes natural resource revenues the third largest contributor. The top two contributors to government revenues are taxation revenue at 55%, and transfers from the federal government at 15%. Resource rents, royalties, or similar charges are paid to the province for the use of Crown-owned land and resources. A number of different regulatory and pricing structures are administered by the province to ensure that British Columbians receive an appropriate rate of return for the use of land and resources. Examples of natural resource charges levied by the provincial government include: mineral taxes, natural gas royalties, water licence fees, Crown land rents, quarrying royalties and forestry stumpage fees. Since 2001, forestry’s per annum contribution to natural resource revenue has decreased, from $1.3 billion (29%) to $540 million (14%). Over the same period, per annum petroleum, natural gas and Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations 53
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CROWN LAND: Indicators & Statistics
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Acknowledgements This project was l
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Report Highlights Land and Resource
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Table of Contents Acknowledgements
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Figure 25 Average Area of Current T
Page 11 and 12: 1 Introduction
Page 13 and 14: Legislation Governing Crown Land Ma
Page 15 and 16: Section Key Statistics and Indicato
Page 17 and 18: Land and 2 Resources
Page 19 and 20: 2.2 Crown Land Ownership by Provinc
Page 21 and 22: Additional Information • Informat
Page 23 and 24: how much of the lands in some of th
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Page 27 and 28: 2.4 British Columbia Land Use and L
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Page 31 and 32: 3.1 Overview The continued well-bei
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Page 37 and 38: Map 5 illustrates the dominant inco
Page 39 and 40: Brownfields are abandoned, vacant,
Page 41 and 42: Discussion Unemployment levels tend
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Page 45 and 46: Discussion Industries directly asso
Page 47 and 48: Manufacturing and commercial sector
Page 49 and 50: Utilities and pipelines sector Appr
Page 51 and 52: Table 6 Crown Land Tenured or Prote
Page 53 and 54: Protected areas, which support the
Page 55 and 56: Crown land sites occupy around 50%
Page 57 and 58: Figure 9 Percentage of GDP Produced
Page 59 and 60: GDP produced by forestry support se
Page 61: The proportion of 2006 GDP produced
Page 65 and 66: Land Use Direction 4 and Objectives
Page 67 and 68: 4.2 Strategic Land and Resource Pla
Page 69 and 70: In BC, 85% of the land base (80,011
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Page 73 and 74: 4.3 Land Use Policy Direction Why i
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Page 77 and 78: 4.4 Land Use Objectives Established
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Page 81 and 82: 4.5 Old Growth Management Areas Why
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Page 85 and 86: Table 11 Types of Protected Area De
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Page 89 and 90: Discussion Figure 17 Percentage of
Page 91 and 92: Crown Land 5 Allocation
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Page 97 and 98: Discussion Just over half (51%) of
Page 99 and 100: 5.3 Tenures by Sector Why is this I
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Page 105 and 106: Discussion Overall, the total numbe
Page 107 and 108: 5.4 Grants by Sector Why is this Im
Page 109 and 110: Discussion The residential, agricul
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5.6 Government Land Revenue Why is
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The manufacturing and commercial se
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Figure 34 shows the sub-regional di
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Appendix 1 Sector Descriptions Tenu
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